Glider

N42DJ

2001 Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
8387
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bonsall, CA
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Registration record

N42DJ on the FAA register

Type
2001 Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18
Serial
8387
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bonsall, CA
Certificate issued
2023-09-27
Airworthiness date
2003-04-11
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A4F99A
Mode S (octal)
51174632
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N42DJ to the current registrant.
  • 2003-04-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
  • 2001
    Manufactured (2001).
  • 1996-09-11
    N42DJ previously assigned to a Homebuilt Long EZ TR (s/n 1805L); cancelled.
Overview

About N42DJ

N42DJ is a 2001 Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18, serial number 8387. It is registered to an individual in Bonsall, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 27, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated April 11, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N42DJ. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-07-28 Accident · Yucca Valley, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX96LA293
Reported aircraft: Thompson Long EZ TR — a different aircraft that carried the N42DJ registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Fuel starvation due to the internal failure of the electric fuel pump and the subsequent fuel flow blockage to the gascolator.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.